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US-China Summit & Geopolitics > President Xi Jinping warned the US of potential conflict over Taiwan, setting a tense tone for the high-stakes summit with President Trump in Beijing, even as the US cleared some advanced chip sales. :::stats $60B | Anduril valuation $185B | Golden Dome defense system ::: Chinese President Xi Jinping cautioned the U.S. against mishandling the Taiwan issue, stating i...

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Labour MP to stand down to allow Burnham run for byelection amid leadership row

Greater Manchester mayor would need to win byelection to launch leadership challenge against Starmer • UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham now has a route back to parliament after a Greater Manchester MP announced he would stand down, triggering a byelection, and putting Burnham in contention to become the next Labour leader. The Greater Manchester mayor has been seeking to return to parliament for months, but was blocked by Keir Starmer from running in the Gorton and Denton byelectio

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Florida crew recounts ‘miraculous’ Atlantic plane rescue with fuel low

All 11 aboard survived after the plane made an emergency landing near the Bahamas Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A military rescue crew in Florida has spoken of the “pretty miraculous” survival of all 11 people it saved from a plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean, and its own scramble to safety with five minutes of fuel left. Members of the 920th rescue wing, based at Patrick Space Force base, not far from Cape Canaveral, raced on Tuesday to reach the passengers and crew in cho

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Wes Streeting quits cabinet and calls on Starmer to resign

Streeting, who is on the party’s right, had long been rumoured to be gathering support for tilt at leadership UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting has quit as health secretary and called on Keir Starmer to resign as prime minister, saying it would have been “dishonourable” to remain in post and that there should now be a contest for the Labour leadership. But Streeting, who is on the party’s right, will not immediately launch a challenge and said he wanted to see a leadership contes

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Streeting in standoff with No 10 as allies claim ‘things are shifting’

Source claims Streeting has enough support to challenge Keir Starmer but he is still hoping PM will resign UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting is locked in a standoff with Number 10 as allies claimed he had the numbers to launch a challenge but still hoped the prime minister would resign. The health secretary had been widely expected to launch a leadership challenge on Thursday and has told supporters he has got the 81 MPs required to launch a formal contest. A source close to Stre

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Leadership rules should ‘not be tweaked’ to let Burnham run for PM, Labour NEC member says

Burnham’s backers understood to be lobbying Labour’s NEC who warn against Wes Streeting ‘coronation’ UK politics live – latest updates The rules governing Labour party leadership contests should “not be tweaked” to allow Andy Burnham to run, a member of the party’s National Executive Committee has said. With the health secretary preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday, if he can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest, allies of Burnham have wa

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Streeting expected to launch leadership bid, allies say, as PM warns any contest would cause 'chaos' - BBC

Streeting expected to launch leadership bid, allies say, as PM warns any contest would cause 'chaos'  BBC Keir Starmer has failed. It is time for him to go  The Telegraph Labour has turned into the Conservative Party  The Economist UK's Starmer faces biggest challenge yet as resignation threat overshadows King's Speech  Reuters Thursday briefing: ​Is this Starmer’s last stand?  The Guardian

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Most famous image of JMW Turner not a self-portrait, says expert

Painting that inspired depiction on £20 note more likely the work of John Opie, says Romantic artist’s biographer In 2020, Tate Britain hosted the launch of a new £20 banknote bearing representations of The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner and the artist’s most famous self-portrait. Now a leading expert has said the latter work, part of the Tate collection, is not by Turner at all. Dr James Hamilton, who has published books on Turner and staged exhibitions at museums and galleries nationwide, sa

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Live updates: SpaceX to launch NASA ISS supply mission from Cape Canaveral - Florida Today

Live updates: SpaceX to launch NASA ISS supply mission from Cape Canaveral  Florida Today Weather forces SpaceX to scrub resupply launch to International Space Station  Spectrum News 13 Crew Preps for Dragon Arrival and Keeps Up Research, Maintenance  NASA (.gov) SpaceX rocket launch in Florida. Best places to see Cape Canaveral liftoff  Florida Today Live coverage: NASA, SpaceX to launch Cargo Dragon mission to the space station following weather scrub  Spaceflight Now

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Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer

Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose him UK politics live – latest updates Wes Streeting is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer on Thursday if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Streeting’s move to force a race has sparked a frantic scramble on the left of Labour to find a candidate to oppose him, with Ed Miliband and Angela Rayner both possible contenders. Conti

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Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?

Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings for a speculative Thursday launch emerged As the unofficial political truce of the king’s speech approached, with still no sign of a leadership challenge from Wes Streeting, some of his Labour colleagues assumed the health secretary’s chance to go for the top job might have passed for ever. “There is a risk he becomes the David Miliband of this generation if he doesn’t do something,” one MP said, a ref

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Can Hungary’s Magyar​ deliver on his promise​s of reform a​nd restore a relationship to the EU?

The country’s new leadership has pledged to reverse years of democratic backsliding, but they must act quickly • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Under blue skies on Saturday, crowds cheered as the EU flag was raised on the facade of the Hungarian parliament after a long absence. It was a powerful symbol on the day Péter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary’s prime minister, with a declaration that Hungarians had given his party a mandate to launch “a new chapter” in the

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Nissan ponders building cars for Chinese rivals at Sunderland plant

CEO admits talks with Chery as other European carmakers discuss plans with Chinese firms to share factory space Nissan’s chief executive has confirmed he would consider building cars for other manufacturers at the UK’s largest car factory in Sunderland, amid talks with China’s Chery. Ivan Espinosa said Nissan was “looking at options” for Sunderland and its 6,000 workers as the struggling Japanese carmaker on Wednesday reported steep losses for the year to March. Continue reading...

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EXCLUSIVE: Alix Earle, Tiffany Haddish and More Are the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Models - TODAY.com

EXCLUSIVE: Alix Earle, Tiffany Haddish and More Are the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Models  TODAY.com 2026 SI Swim cover reveal: chiseled NFL WAG, TV star gets dirty in string bikini  Yahoo Jena Sims gets the SI Swimsuit launch week started with a behind-the-scenes bikini parade  Fox News Hilary Duff 2026: South Caicos  Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Tiffany Haddish Says Her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Helped Her Get 'In Tune' with Her Body (Exclusive)  People.com

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Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge

Prime minister says process for challenging a leader has not been triggered and Labour should get on with governing • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has told his cabinet he will not resign as prime minister, saying the threshold for a leadership challenge has not been met. In comments that effectively dared the health secretary, Wes Streeting, to launch a challenge against him, Starmer said he intended to get on with governing. Continue reading...

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Watch SpaceX launch secret US spy satellites to orbit from California today - Space

Watch SpaceX launch secret US spy satellites to orbit from California today  Space Live coverage: SpaceX to launch intelligence-gathering satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office  Spaceflight Now UPDATE: SpaceX launching classified mission from Vandenberg on Monday  KSBY News SpaceX plans Monday rocket launch at Vandenberg. When, where to watch  Ventura County Star SpaceX launches satellites into orbit for US Intel. purposes  Mehr News Agency

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